Because these clickers were highly customised from 400 different keycaps, Ang finds them hard to sell online, and only offers them exclusively at her pop-ups. However, she also continues to run her online business selling keychains, phone stands and bag tags on e-commerce platforms.
Running consecutive pop-ups can be tiring, Ang said. She runs her store from 11am to 9pm or 10pm each day, excluding travel time. Upon returning home, she prints products to fulfil orders for her online business, working late into the night.
Ang confessed that she never expected fidgeting to be a career path.
“When I first chose to be a product designer, I thought I’d be making more serious stuff like keyboards, computers, customisable laptops or other hardware,” she laughed.
But Ang finds this unexpectedly fulfilling.
“What I love most is the chance to bring my own ideas to life while connecting directly with customers. Seeing people enjoy what I create is incredibly rewarding,” she said.
Of course, there are still moments of uncertainty. “Sometimes, I feel scared and am not sure if I’m on the right track,” she admitted.
But shaking off her self-doubt, Ang added that she plans to continue to create trendy keycaps, and perhaps even expand her product offerings to custom keyboards or other types of fidgets.
“I believe 3D printing technology will keep getting better, and once you know how to do 3D design, the possibilities are endless,” she said.